When a patient is infected with SARS-CoV-2, intensive care physicians need pictures of the patient’s lungs quickly. Mobile X-ray devices are the most effective medical equipment for diagnostic purposes. To make time-critical work with these high-tech aids fast, safe, and uncomplicated, one international manufacturer relies on gas springs from ACE Stoßdämpfer GmbH. The central Chinese…
Smart drive finds its true “Voice”
When the team at California-based The Scenic Route was tasked with designing the rotating chairs on the TV show The Voice, they knew the contestants weren’t the only ones that would be in the spotlight. Although it was a simple application, the chairs required a degree of motion control that an older style shaft turner…
VibroChecker wins app award from German magazine “elektrotechnik”
VibroChecker, the app from ACE Stoßdämpfer GmbH, has won a prize at the “automation app awards 2014″. The prize awarded by the German special interest magazine”elektrotechnik – Expertenwissen…
ACE Announcement of YouTube Library
American Control Electronics (ACE) is pleased to announce the release of a library of videos that answer the market’s most frequently asked questions. This library of short videos will answer technical questions about specific products, provide wiring instructions, define technical terms, and demonstrate how to make the proper adjustments to various switches, pots and other…
Record Breaking Month for American Control Electronics
American Control Electronics is pleased to announce that May was a record breaking month for incoming business President, Dan Schnabel, was quoted saying; “What makes this month really encouraging is that the incoming orders are from such a wide variety of OEM accounts. It’s not just one or two or three, there is a tremendous…
Bumpers Keep Boats and Crews Safe
By Michael Jermann, Assistant Editor Many designers think it is impossible for machine products made of a co-polyester elastomer to be heavyweights. The safe stopping of maintenance boats servicing wind turbines in the North Sea proves the opposite. Wind turbine installations are controversial on land, but at sea they are credited with great potential as…
Ace Controls MC150EUM Stainless Steel Miniature Shock Absorbers
The self-adjusting MC150EUM Miniature Shock Absorbers from Ace Controls are self-contained hydraulic devices that feature an innovative sealing technology in an extremely compact design. The MC150EUM features a stainless steel construction while its accessories and outer body are made of v4A (material 1.4404). With an operating temperature range of zero to 66°C, the shock absorber […]